It was back in April when PUP—the Toronto punk four-piece that’s garnering international attention and acclaim for its latest, Morbid Stuff—leaked it’d be playing a show at The Marquee Ballroom, during dates that lined up with Halifax Pop Explosion. And though cool kids around town made sure that set was sold out before it was […]
Arkells
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The Arkells and Frank Turner split headline status at upcoming show
Fun, dancey pop is what the Arkells does best, and the band is bringing its particular brand of party jams to Halifax with the United Kingdom’s Frank Turner and his band The Sleeping Souls in tow. While Turner’s soulful folk is the headline draw in some towns (he opened the 2012 London Olympics with an […]
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Metric Remove Foot From Mouth, Play Halifax
Keep on truckin’, you guys. Yes yes, I think we can all agree that Metric are better at making music than they are at philanthropy. Thankfully, we will be seeing a lot more of the former when they come to play the Cunard Centre on April 14. They will be accompanied by the large-haired, Springsteeny […]
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Atlantic Film Festival opening gala promises you Bubbles
Looking for something in between fancy and ridiculous to do tonight? I’d suggest the Atlantic Film Festival opening gala. I’m just going to pull the info directly from the press releases, because sometimes they say it best: “The Metro Centre will be turned into the city’s biggest celebration of the World Premiere of Trailer Park […]
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Osheaga Day Two
Sunday began with rain, continued with rain, and ended with sun. We showed up to the festival in time to catch someone we had been looking forward to, Miike Snow. The band is comprised of singer/songwriter Andrew Wyatt and producing team Bloodshy & Avant. Six men dressed in black filled the stage to create a […]
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Virgin Fest video & photos
In case you missed Saturday’s free Virgin Fest show, or if you need to explain to mom why you tracked dirt through the kitchen—here’s some live photo and video proof of the show. Photos: Ashley LeBlanc What were your highlights? J Mascis’ hair? Handsome Furs’ high kicks? Seeing Dog Day on a stadium stage? Let […]